Rand Water is planning to build 12 reservoirs at a cost of R28 billion in the next five years to make sure Gauteng has enough water for its residents in 2028. | IamAlexSweet
There are currently 60 reservoirs with a storage capacity of 6 100 megalitres/pd. This will increase to 72 reservoirs, resulting in a storage capacity at 7 630 megalitres/pd.
Gauteng uses 4 563 megalitres of water a day, 9% more than what Rand Water is able to supply at 4 431 megalitres/pd - a 396 megalitres/pd deficit. Non-revenue water is purified water that is used but not paid for, this includes leaks, illegal water connections, and water provided to non-paying communities. The minister added the water wasted to leaks would decrease if repairs were sped up and if the quality of the repairs was better and did not lead to further leaks.
Bulk water treatment cannot take place without electricity and treated water cannot be transported to reservoirs and to municipalities without electricity. Mchunu said Rand Water could not increase its water capacity as municipalities did not have the infrastructure to receive more water.
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